Active Brain UC research group

: had several presenters at the recent College of Sport Science Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland👏 Congratulations to Annaleise, Melissa and Ben for their presentations on and promotion, affective responses to footwear and and emotional regulation respectively.

Shout out to Prof. Ben and his Special Interest Group facilitation too! 🎉

✏️ : on Wednesday was dedicated to making accessible to everyone at all stages of life. One way to support this is through , which is what Nic's second PhD paper investigated in people with .

Nic looked at the perceptions of physical activity of people with younger onset dementia alongside their carers 🚶‍♂️

🧠 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2685087

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: We can prevent or delay nearly half of all dementia cases by managing 14 common health and lifestyle factors throughout our lives. Access to brain health care is important at every age. 🧠
One of our PhD students Nic is also contributing to this important area, investigating the role of physical activity as a lifestyle factor in promoting better health outcomes for people living with dementia.
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✏️ : Can you believe yet another first PhD publication from an student, Amanda! 👏
Amanda and her team investigated the efficacy of a 12-week concurrent training intervention on physical and cognitive performance in young, healthy adults compared to separate or physical-only training 🏃
Congratulations on your stellar effort to get this work published! 🫡
Check out the link below 👇
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2026.1842483/full

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If you’re attending the European College of Sport Science - ECSS Conference, be sure to attend the special interest group headed by Prof Ben Rattray for all things brain health, cognition 🧠 and physical activity! 🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️🏋🏼 Details below 👇

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✏️ : Yet another first time publication from a member of this time, its from Keely 👏 This study investigates the acceptability of a 12-week combined physical and cognitive training intervention in young adults.
Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41465-026-00363-7

A big congrats are in order for Nic presenting his research in younger-onset dementia at the Australian Research Forum in Sydney. Great work, Nic! 👏🏻

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Congratulations to Tino for his first PhD publication investigating the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on episodic future thinking (EFT) and episodic memory (EM) 🧠

Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2026.104070

📣Keep an eye out for Nic at the Australian Research Forum in Sydney next well week!
His work on exercise interventions will be showcased in the Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group Symposium! 👏 Details below 👇

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Great to have research represented across the country! 🏃‍➡️ Melissa and Yleia recently presented their poster presentations at the International Talent Identification and Development Conference across Canberra and Brisbane, courtesy of Australian Institute of Sport and Queensland Academy of Sport 🙌